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It seems now we even disagree about agreeing to disagree. Things are totally out of control. Don’t you agree? So as a person with a microphone (when I remember to turn it on), don’t I have a solemn responsibility to try to provide some clarity and maybe even some answers? Of course I do. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to do it. Instead I presented a couple hours of people arguing and contradicting each other and never finding common ground. You want cumbaya? Watch Dr. Phil. You want some great singers singing some great songs? Check this out:

SONG / Artist / CD Or Album Title

EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG / Frank Sinatra / “My Kind Of Broadway”

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It’s true that smiling requires more muscles than frowning, which must be why smiling always tires me so quickly. Still, considering all that we know and fear about the world today, I thought it was worth spending a couple hours focusing on laughing and smiling. Okay, I didn’t feel any better at the end of the program, but at least I got to share some great songs and singers and some of my favorite laughs.

I started the show with an hour of songs about debates, candidates, and politics. What was I thinking? So half-way through, realizing people want to get away from the cacophony and chaos, I played an hour of music to steer attention away and calm the soul from all the madness.

As Turntable For One moves into its new time-slot (now 9:00-11:00 PM) I wanted to do a show about being all alone in the radio station since my friend, Dan Lenore, has retired his show which preceded mine. I thought that paying tribute to him would be easier than paying back the money I owe him. I’ll let you know how that turns out.

I HAVEN’T ANYTHING BETTER TO DO / Natalie Cole / “Ask A Woman Who Knows”

BILLY’S BLUES / Mark Winkler / “The Laura Nyro Project”

SOLITUDE / Ella Fitzgerald / “Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook”

I KEEP GOING BACK TO JOE’S / Curtis Stigers / “Baby Plays Around”

IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND / Carol Sloane / “Live At 30th Street”

ALL BY MYSELF / Bobby Darin / “Oh, Look At Me Now”

ONLY THE LONELY / Tierney Sutton / “Dancing In The Dark”

JUST DROPPED BY TO SAY HELLO / Melissa Morgan / “Until I Met You”

ONE FOR MY BABY / Frank Sinatra / “The Capitol Years”

PARIS MISMATCH / Cody Owen Stine / (Theme Music)

Don’t forget that Turntable For One is available 24/7. And I’ve come up with an even better plan than you calling me at home so I can do a show for you over the phone. It’s a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, The Public Radio Exchange. Click the link and stop calling me at two in the morning.

Happy New Year and welcome to the new, two-hour version of Turntable For One. More music, more singers, and more chances for you to win big prizes – ok, that last one’s a lie. I got carried away. But I hope you’ll tune in every Saturday night, starting now at 9:00 PM (E.S.T.).